Merry Tails Dog Training

02/02/2025

Left in a crate at the shelter. Note said they were picked up on the side of the road.

01/27/2025

Truth and our stats for the Childress, Memphis and Borger area are even worse 😭 Childress is now Catch and Kill. Memphis and the Animal Control Officer Brian are fantastic and a model for as to how a pound should be run by taking good care of their homeless pets and providing rescues an opportunity to network the Memphis dogs for adopter and out of state rescues.

01/24/2025

12/30/2024

Animal cruelty in Texas is defined as intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly treating an animal cruelly. The Texas Penal Code Chapter 42, Sections 42.09 and 42.092, covers animal cruelty. The charge can be a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail felony, depending on the nature of the offense.
Some examples of animal cruelty include:
Torturing an animal
Neglecting an animal, such as by failing to provide food, water, or shelter
Abandoning an animal
Killing, seriously injuring, or poisoning an animal
Causing an animal to fight with another animal
Using a live animal as a lure in a dog race
Tripping a horse
Injuring an animal belonging to another person
Seriously overworking an animal
In addition to criminal charges, Texas also has a post-conviction possession ban. As of September 1, 2023, anyone previously convicted of certain animal cruelty offenses can't possess or exercise control over an animal for up to five years.

12/24/2024

If yoou have dogs listen……Last night bed time came earlier than normal. The kids eventually went to bed and the house was all quiet except for the Shane Gillis playing on the tv. That’s when Archie started whining and I mean he really needed to go out. I got up and walked into the living room where he jumped up on the couch and laid dog whining. When I got to the living room it was filling with smoke. A candle that had been on my fireplace hadn’t got blown all the way out and had gotten so hot it was burning into the wood below it. The situation got handled but when I opened the cabinet below I realized just how close we were to a serious disaster. The items in the cabinet were scalding hot and the wood had begun to smolder. We were lucky. So when you have dogs in the house remember that they will try to communicate with you. Don’t get angry, don’t brush them off. Listen to them. They may be trying to tell you something important.

Credits: Jungle Jack Steele ( respect 🫡)

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12/14/2024

This handsome guy just made his way in
If yours please come reclaim

11/21/2024

With Sick Twisted Humor – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

11/05/2024

UTGENT:
These babies came in with a mama who has had no interest in them. They were born last. We are in desperate need of a foster.

10/28/2024

I now have 2 openings for training classes. If you are interested please text me at +1 (325) 642-6141

10/28/2024

This sweet boy just made his was in if yours please come reclaim

09/29/2024

“Free to a good home!”
“Has to go today!”
“I’m moving…”
“I’m having a baby…”
“I just can’t give him the time he needs…”
“I work!”
“Just an oops litter!”
“I bred her and the pups ain’t sellin like they use to.”
“You’ll find her a new home though, right?”
“He’s aggressive and tries to kill other animals, bit a child, but he’s a really good dog! What do you mean he’ll be put to sleep?!”
“My dogs pups never end up in shelters.”
“This dog is worth a lot of money that I’m surrendering to you!”
“I’ve got a dog to donate to ya!”
“Shes older and just hates the new puppy we got!”
“I just adopted him a week ago from ____ pound.”
“She was a Facebook rehome and they didn’t tell me that she _____.”
“We rescued her.”
“She has separation anxiety and eats walls and doors.”
“He needs training.”
“We got them both as puppies but now they’re just too much.”
“No she’s not spayed.”
“No they’ve never had shots.”
“No he’s never really been on a leash before.”
“She can scale a fence, eat her way out of a kennel, cant contain her.”
“He’s never been around other dogs.”
“She doesn’t like men or children, I think she was abused.”
“Hes food aggressive.”
“She just needs a farm to run!”

Artist of image unknown❤️

09/29/2024

What I call my dog pile. These dogs are playing not fighting. Their dintime everyday.